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Not Rex: Being pro-Palestine ain't antisemitic
Anna Jessup | Opposing military aid to Israel is not antisemitic; it's being a peace activist, says Not Rex commentator Anna Jessup.
Blog
Pro-Trump supporters at the U.S. Capitol. Image credit: Brett Davis/Flickr
U.S. crisis shows need to speak truth to power
David Suzuki | During the pandemic alone, the world's 500 richest people grew their wealth by almost US$2 trillion, while so many others suffered. The world’s wealthiest one per cent now owns half the global wealth.
Blog
Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne (Image: Francois-Philippe Champagne​/Twitter)
Canada welcomes normalization between Israel and Morocco
Karen Rodman | Perhaps the Canadian government needs to be reminded that Canadians and the world are watching, and sees Canada's complicity in crossing "the red line" in blatant disregard for international law.
News
Commonwealth heads of government lunch with Queen Elizabeth II, Jun 6, 2012. Image: Adam Gasson/Commonwealth Secretariat/Flickr
'The Crown' ignores Canadian role in fight against apartheid
Karl Nerenberg | "The Crown" never mentions Canada, but in real life, Canada and its prime minister played a crucial role at the 1985 Commonwealth meeting dramatized in an episode.
Blog
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Why Canada's vote for Palestinian self-determination matters
Reem Bahdi | The rule of law and justice, as minister Chrystia Freeland has stated on many occasions, is not a "smorgasbord" from which one can pick and choose. The same applies to Palestinian human rights.
News
World Bank Group president David Malpass and IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva at a March 3 press conference addressing the economic challenges posed by COVID-19. Image: World Bank Photo Collection/Flickr/Simone D. McCourtie
World Bank made pandemic worse for developing countries: Oxfam
Karl Nerenberg | A new and well-documented report from Oxfam details the highly unequal distribution around the globe of COVID-19-related social protection.
Podcast
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'76 days' explores human struggles in the early days of the pandemic in Wuhan
David Peck | Director Hao Wu talks about his important new film "76 Days," bearing witness to the death and rebirth of the city of Wuhan, China, in the early days of the global pandemic.
Blog
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We have the power to create a brighter future
David Suzuki | It bears repeating that getting back to "normal" isn't good enough. "Normal" means a global economy fuelled by overconsumption.
Blog
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Why did China's government detain Kovrig and Spavor from among 300,000 Canadians?
David J. Climenhaga | Soon after Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou was arrested by the RCMP two years ago, Chinese state security officers arrested two Canadian men, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor.
Columnists
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Alliance mobilizes for a people's vaccine
Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan | A people's vaccine would prioritize global public health over the profits of pharmaceutical corporations, serving as a model for combating pandemics we face now and in the future.
Blog
Participant of Wi'am: Palestinian Conflict Transformation Centre. Image: KAIROS Canada
Women peace-builders call for a voice at the table despite threats and lock downs
Jane Thirikwa | The pandemic has been particularly cruel to women, disproportionately impacting their wellbeing and safety, not only in Canada but also abroad.
Blog
Cuban doctor administers a vaccine in Haiti in 2010. Image: United Nations Photo/Flickr
Cuba's medical internationalism during the pandemic deserves a Nobel Peace Prize
Rick Arnold, Council of Canadians | Since March 2020, Cuba has sent 52 medical teams to 39 countries to buttress often shaky health-care systems where the poor and marginalized are at the highest risk of contracting the disease.
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